Don't need complex dictionaries but still curious about the Cantonese language? Here are some websites with a more introductory and less time-consuming look at Cantonese. |
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Linguanaut Cantonese Phrases Page
Updated with approximately 100 key Cantonese phrases by the language guide hub, Linguanut, you can expand your understanding even more. Check out this page and pick up a few phrases that even the fluent speakers of Cantonese may not have heard of. |
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http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/cantonese.php
If you wanted to find almost all the basic phrases you'd need to carry a conversation in Cantonese all on one page, this is your webpage. Learn everything from "Welcome" all the way to "My hovercraft is full of eels." |
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Speak Cantonese - Book One
This is the book used sometimes in Kam's writing class and is a definite resource on Cantonese from a very strong academic viewpoint. Not as user-friendly as other textbooks but very extensive with 2 other volumes. (Audiobook version also available |
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Our Classes' Yahoo Group
Looking for files from some of our classes? Want to network and communicate with even more classmates? Then check out our Yahoo group now! |
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Free Talking Cantonese Dictionary
Over 100,000 Chinese words on file and best of all, downloadable to use even when you're not online! Comes with a stroke-by-stroke guide for writing characters! NOTE: Program is now defunct and has been replaced by a homework helper program. |
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Nationwide Cantonese Class Directory
Happen to live outside New York City and can't get to our classes? Then check out this site's voluminous directory of Cantonese classes across North America. The visitor is warned that most of these classes have a paid registration, however. |
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Learn Cantonese!
A voluminous source of Cantonese proverbs and jargon that is hard to find anywhere else; this Toronto outfit has it all in both English and Traditional Chinese. |
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Language Door - Los Angeles
Based in Los Angeles, this paid class program may be an excellent solution for those on the West Coast who can't attend our classes in New York City. |
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Chinese-Lessons.com Interactive Cantonese
Not simply a reference for Cantonese, this site offers a comprehensive and organized lesson plan for anyone who wants to learn Cantonese. Comes with online sound samples, discussion forum, lessons on converting Cantonese to Mandarin and more! |
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Online Cantonese Language Textbook
Like its affiliate site, Wikipedia, this Wikibook is created by the efforts of volunteers just like you and this website. So click if you want to contribute and click if you want to learn! |
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Cantonese Language Forums
Part of a larger Chinese Language forum site, it has a fairly large archive of already answered questions about Cantonese. Not as busy as it used to be, expect some delay in response time. |
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Learn Cantonese! Help Sheets
One of the most extensive resources on learning Cantonese, it comes with print-friendly help sheets and a small chat room. |
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Trace the Spread of Cantonese
Ethnologue, a linguistics publication, has tried to trace the spread of Yue, the parent dialect of Cantonese which includes Toisanese and the Hong Kong variant, through Asia. Click to see the numbers around the Eastern Hemisphere so far. |
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